Note XX: Red Balloon

Chet 2022-03-23 09:03:28

Can't help comparing him with the ugly. They are all children's dramas about the relationship between individuals and groups.
The film is concise and precise, the lines are vivid and precise, and a fairy tale-like story is endowed with a strong authenticity by the long shot. This way of handling can easily make the story rooted in the audience's memory.
Metaphor of content: A person who is different is bound to arouse the jealousy and resentment of those around him. Instinctively, they will irrationally trample on your differences. And this is nothing more than a trial, a test that must accompany the evolution of species. Those who pass will be inherited as a genetic attribute, and will be polished to perfection in constant setbacks. With a red balloon, the boy ran left and right through the narrow alleys in the city, which can be compared to the process of sperm searching for eggs through the vagina. The disappearance and shrinkage of the red balloons stirred up some kind of mysterious resonance among the same kind, so the balloons in the whole city flew into the sky with their sincere seekers, and a new life was born.
Others: A constant law is inherent, and its complete trace can be found in a cell, a planet, or a line segment of the entire universe. Childhood is the best setting for it, when people always act on their instincts, and when the audience is kept at the best distance of observation. By extension, after 'boys' and 'destroyers' have become adults, they have been influenced by various social morals and ethics, and these values ​​from the surrounding environment will be transformed into their own obstacles, making them instinctive while denying their instincts to themselves. Influence, and thus fall into absurd thinking about the meaning of existence. This feature is also very interesting.

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  • Pascal - le petit garçon: Could you hold my balloon while I'm in school?